Lighter



June 17, 1930.

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Patented June `17, 1930 UNITED ysrxrssv PATENT OFFICE? SAMUEL snaar., orVVNRW YORK, N. Y., AssroNoR `cro sEGAL AUTOMATIC` 'rwEnzER CORPORATION,or NRW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION oRNRw YORK LIGHTER Application ledMarch 5,

This invention relates to a lighter and aims primarily to provide adevice of'this character in the nature of a smokers appllance.V f Y Y Itis an object of the invention to provide a device of this character, theparts of whloh will be relatively few in number and rugged and simple inconstruction, these parts being capable of ready; assemblage to providea lighter operating over long periods of time with freedom frommechanical diiiculty and which may be produced at relatively nominalfigure. A further object is that of constructing a ,15 lighterv inwhichthe parts may be dis-` assembled readily when necessary for renewaland adjustment purposes but which parts will be maintained normallyagainstl accidental displacement. ly A still further-object is thatofproviding such` a device which will embracea snuifer for the `flame andin-which thesnuifer may be moved readilyto inoperative `position as wellasto operativeposition.` l

With these and further objects in mind, reference is had to the attachedsheet of drawings which illustrates practical embodiments of theinvention, and in which:

Fig. 1 is a sectional side view of a lighter; Fig.\2 is a plan viewthereof; A Fig. 3 is a fragmentary side elevationv takenfrom the sideopposite-to that shown inFig.1;` i

Fig. is a perspective 4view of the snufer actuating means;

xFigp 4is a fragmentary side elevation of `a second form of lighter andshowing the parts thereof in one position, and

Fig. 6 is a plan view of the device shown in Fig. 5 but illustrating theparts in a different position.

In these views, the numeral 10 indicates the lighter case which may beof any desired configuration and material and which,

4.5 in accordance with conventional practice, may have a threaded filleropening in its base normally closed by means of a plug 11. Alsoextending from the upper deck of the case is a wick nozzle 12, theopening of which y may be covered by a snuifer 13 of any de- Y theelements 2?24 is a shaft 25 which eX- 192s. seria; No. 259,020.

sired construction, this snufli'er being mount` ed by a lever 14pivotally supported as at 15 upon a lug 16. The inner end of the leveris preferably` cam-shaped and cooperating with the same is aspringpressed pin 17 whichserves normally to retain the lever and cap jassociated therewith in either wholly raised or lowered positions. Apedestal 18` extends from` the lcase deck fand mounts a tube 19, thelatterV enclosing as in Fig. 1 the rear end of a sparking element 20,commonly referred to as a flint, although it may be of an `desiredmaterial. The rear end ofthe tube mounts the` inner end of a screw 21and a spring 22,` is preferablyinter` posed betweenthe flint andthisscrew `so as to yieldingly press the` formerfrom within the tube. a

Arranged adjacent the `outer e'nd o f the tube and the wick nozzle. is asparking 'disc 23, the periphery of which engagesthe exposed end of theHint and this disc is secured toorforms a part of a thumb wheel 24 theedge ofv which may be roughened to-assure a proper grip being secured,it `being furthermore noted that the diameter of the latter ispreferably materially greater than that of the sparking disc so that,thel thumb will not be soiled byy actuating the parts. `Mounting partofthe case or otherwise suitably secured thereto. l 1

. `In the form of device shown inFigs. 1 to 8, the diameter andthickness of the thumb wheel arepnot such that it underliesV the tube19but, as shown, it underlies lthe AfreeV end of the iiint as aconsequence of which Vit will be patent 'that .an accidentaldisplacement of these units is prevented unless the flint is re- 90tracted to a point at which theperiphery of thethumb wheel clears thesame;` This will obviouslybe a deliberate operationan'd will be resortedto. only when it isdesired to remove the thumb wheel-sparking `disc unitfrom the case. Also, according to the present invention, it will, infact, be unnecessary to resort to a retraction of theilintif a groove 27isvmilled orotherwise formed in theV periphery of the 'thumb wheel, this100 tends within a tube 26 forming an integral groove being of a depthsuch that the diameter of the thumb wheel at this point is reduced to atleast that of the sparking disc and the width of the groove beingadequate to permit of the passage of the flint. If this expedient isresorted to, itis obvious that, an operator, by simply aligning thegroove part of the thumb wheel with the vflint may remove this wheel andthe sparking disc'free from. the. case.` However, inV normal operation,no fear will have to be feltl that an accidental detachment will occur.

In the form of device shown in Figs. 5-6,

the diameter of the thumb wheel is such as to extend below the tube 19andno groove has been shown. Accordingly, the periphery of the thumbwheel must be shifted to clear the end of the tube and this isaccomplished in the embodiment under consideration by providing a lever28 which encircles the base of the pedestal 18 and has at its outer end'a recessfor the accommodation of the shaft of the thumb wheel-'sparkingdisc unit. The rear end of this lever is struck upv as at v29 and .jformed with an opening through which the and the shaft mounting maybe'removed from the lever.

In both of the illustrated forms of the invention, it is preferred thatthe leverwhich mounts'the snuffer cap at its free end be actuated byassociating with the pivot 15 an operating *member/which. may take theform shown in Figt t and which includes a pairfof side walls 30, aiingerfcontact portion 31 and a transverse portion 32which underlies thelever 14 so that 4'by 'pressing against the portion 31 this levertogether with the wick covering structure carried thereby is virtuallysnapped into the position shown inFig. 3.

` y.From the foregoing, it will be appreciated thatamong others theseveral objects aforementioned are accomplished. It will be understood,however, that numerous changes wheel, a sparking disk associatedtherewith, means for rotatably mounting said thumb wheel and disk uponsaid case whereby the same may be axially shifted, and means cooperatingwith said disk to produce a spark, saidmeans overlying said thumb wheelto normally prevent the axial withdrawal of the latter from the case.

2. Alighter including a case, a sparking Adisc and thumb wheel rotatablymounted upon said case and axially movable therefrom, a tube, apyrophoric plug associated with said tube, the end of said plugoverlying said thumb wheel to normally prevent the axial withdrawalthereof from said case, the end of said tube in effect terminating shortof the thumb wheel edge.

3. A lighterv including a-case, a sparking means mounted upon said case,a thumb wheel and sparking disc rotatably supported on'said case andaxially movable therefrom, said sparking means overlying said thumbwheel to prevent the axial withdrawal thereof from said case and saidwheel being formed with a groove to be aligned with said sparking meansto permitsuch withdrawal. 4.71K lighter including a case, a sparkingdisc, a thumb wheel, a shaft cooperating with said Case and supportingsaid latter elements and a pyrophoric plug also mounted on said r caseand engaging the periphery ofsai'd disc and overlying said thumbwheel toprevent the axial withdrawal thereof from said case, said thumb wheelbeing Vformed with a groove t0 be aligned with said plug to permit withndrawal of said thumb wheel past said plug.

5. A device of thel character described including a case', a wick tubeextending from said case, means fordirecting sparks towards said wicktube', a snuer cap cooperating with said tube a lever pivotallysupported by said casefand mounting said cap, a second lever alsopivotally supported by said case and having one of its ends extendingbeyond said first named lever, its opposite end being contactible withsaid lirst named lever toelevatethe latter and said cap, and said secondlever being movable with respect to said first named lever. l s

In testimony whereof I aiix my signature.

SAMUEL susan in construction and rearrangement of the parts might'beresorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention asdefined by the claims,

Having described my invention, whatv I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is

1. A lighterv including a case, a thumb

